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The Geological Society offers grades of membership for every stage of your career, from student to retirement. Find out about the benefits of membership, and how we can help you achieve and maintain Chartered status.

Information about the Geological Society’s internationally acclaimed books and journals for authors, editors, librarians and readers. Order publications, find out about the Lyell Collection and read guidelines for preparing a paper or submitting a book proposal.

Information and resources for teachers and students from
primary education onwards; for those making careers choices
after A-levels including undergraduate and further degrees
at university; and for those seeking professional
geosciences training or exploring lifelong learning
opportunities.

News and updates for the press, policy makers and members of the public interested in how the geosciences
interact with society. Find updates about policy related meetings, consultation responses, position statements and
press releases.

Geoscientist is the Fellowship magazine of the Geological Society: with news about science, people, the Society, features, reviews, opinion, letters and forthcoming events. All this, and more, can be found sooner here, in our online version.

The Geological Society of London is the UK national society for geoscience, providing support to over 11,500 members in the UK and overseas. Founded in 1807, we are the oldest geological society in the world.

Discounted RAS membership

Benefits of Membership

Geofacets-GSL Millennium Edition * Now free for all Fellows

Geofacets-GSL Millennium Edition is now free for all Fellows. Fellows have the opportunity to gain exclusive individual access to over 24,000 geological maps from the Lyell Collection through the Geofacets platform.

This innovative map-based research tool offers downloadable, geo-referenced maps, accompanied by metadata, article abstracts and read only PDFs from the original articles in the Lyell Collection.

Free online access to journals

Fellows may now choose free online access to one of the following options:

Combined Journal option (Journal of the Geological Society and Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology)

Open Access Publishing

The Geological Society organises a programme of high quality lectures and events across the UK and internationally where Fellows have the opportunity to expand knowledge and network with other professionals across a variety of disciplines.

Our events calendar is packed full of conferences, training courses, field trips and lectures. As a Fellow of the Society you are entitled to:

Reduced conference rates

Discounted venue hire rates

Access to Burlington House

As a Fellow you have access to our prestigious Central London apartments which are ideal for meetings, work and study. We are located in the heart of London and have free Wifi access and power points in our public areas which include the Lyell Room and Lower Library.

Please note: space is available on a first come basis.

The Geological Society houses one of the largest collections of geological literature in the world, with around 300,000 volumes of books and serials and over 40,000 maps.

The Geological Society Library is a research library which offers its Fellows the best of both worlds: rich historical and archive collections as well as the most up to-date information resources in print and electronic formats. We currently subscribe to over 600 journal titles.

The Library is able to provide users with a range of services including:

100+ e-journals and over 30 e-books available onsite or remotely the the GSL Library portal.

New online library catalogue with access to online renewals & requests, loan history and customisable bibliographies.

The Society works to advance knowledge and understanding of geoscience and of the work of professional geoscientists to policy makers, the media, those in education and wider public audiences. This work depends on the support and engagement of our Fellows.

Conferences and briefing meetings on policy-relevant geoscience in the UK and internationally.

The Society provides it's Fellows with a range of services to aid professional and career development.

Chartership

Fellows can gain professional qualifications by applying for Chartership and we offer two pathways to Chartership:

Chartered Scientist (CSci) and Chartered Geologist (CGeol)

Both require high standards of knowledge competenence and professionalism and are recognised in the UK and a number of other countries. Being a Chartered Geologist opens the door for further qualifcations such as: SiLC (Specialist in Land Condition) RoGEP (Register of Ground Engineering Professionals) and CSCS cards (Construction Skills Certification Scheme).

In addition the title of Chartered Geoloigist is a pre-requisite to be a competent person under the PERC and many other international reserves and resouces reporting codes in the CRIRSCO family. As a Chartered Geologist you can apply for the highly regarded European Geologist title and we have reciprocal arrangements with the AAPG, the AIPG and IGI under which we mutually recognise the equivalence of each other's professional qualifications.

Chartered Geologists can purchase the Professional Chartered stamp which can be used to indicate professional status on documents, drawings and letters and can download the electronic CGeol logo to use with their e-signatures.

Mentoring

Endorsed training courses

Discounts are available to Fellows on our endorsed training courses allowing you to further develop your knowledge and experience. Endorsed training courses are indicated as such within the Events calendar.

Fellows Directory

Tax deductible fees

If you are a UK taxpayer, you may be able to save up to 40% of the cost of your membership. You can download a form and instructions at geolsoc.org.uk/taxrelief

Discounted RAS membership

The Geological Society and the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS), have agreed that Fellows who are members of both Societies will receive a 25% discount off the RAS rate 3 and GSL 34 - 59 age band of membership fees.

The Society also has 20 Specialist Groups and Joint Associations catering for most aspects of modern Earth science. Fellows are free to join as many groups as they wish to promote their interests and facilitate networking.

Your local/selected group will email you directly so please ensure your email address and mailing status is up to date with the Geological Society membership team.

For more information about our Regional and Specialist Group including contact details and upcoming events see geolsoc.org.uk/groups

Additional benefits

Geoscientist

Free to Fellows, the Society’s monthly colour magazine has news, views, features and an events calendar. The online version and archive are accessible any time.

Fellows can also engage with the publication through letters and writing book reviews.

Email newsletter

Fellows can opt in to receive a fortnightly newsletter with Society news and upcoming events information.

Search for Geoscience Jobs

Our jobs portal - Geoscience Jobs provides Fellows with jobs specific to geoscience and is an essential resource for any Earth science professional looking for the next step in their career.